Definition of Pass

1.v. i. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc.

2.v. t. To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc.

3.n. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass.

4.n. In football, hockey, etc., a transfer of the ball, etc., to another player of one's side, usually at some distance.

5.v. i. In football, hockey, etc., to make pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.

Definition of Pass

1. Noun. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford. ¹

2. Noun. A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over(,) or along anything. ¹

3. Noun. A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool. ¹

4. Noun. (fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary. ¹

5. Noun. (figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit. ¹

6. Noun. A sexual advance. ¹

7. Noun. (sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another. ¹

8. Noun. (rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it. ¹

9. Noun. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come. ¹

10. Noun. A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass. ¹

11. Noun. (baseball) An intentional walk. ¹

12. Noun. The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse. ¹

13. Noun. (obsolete) Estimation; character. ¹

14. Noun. (obsolete Chaucer compare 'passus') A part, a division. ¹

15. Noun. The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff. ¹

16. Verb. (intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another. ¹

17. Verb. (transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past. ¹

18. Verb. (intransitive) To change from one state to another. ¹

19. Verb. (intransitive) (context: of time) To elapse, to be spent. ¹

20. Verb. (transitive) (context: of time) To spend. ¹

21. Verb. (intransitive) To happen. ¹

22. Verb. (intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end. ¹

23. Verb. (intransitive) (context: often with "on" or "away") To die. ¹

25. Verb. (intransitive transitive) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body). ¹

26. Verb. (intransitive) To be be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do". ¹

27. Verb. (intransitive legal) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance. ¹

28. Verb. (transitive sports) To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate. ¹

29. Verb. (intransitive fencing) To make a lunge or swipe. ¹

30. Verb. (intransitive) In any game, to decline to play in one's turn. ¹

31. Verb. (intransitive obsolete): To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. ¹

32. Verb. (transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed. ¹

33. Verb. (intransitive obsolete): To take heed. ¹

34. Verb. (transitive) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard. ¹

35. Verb. (intransitive) To come and go in consciousness. ¹

36. Verb. (intransitive) To go from one person to another. ¹

37. Verb. (intransitive) To continue. ¹

38. Verb. (intransitive) To proceed without hindrance or opposition. ¹

39. Verb. (transitive) To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer. ¹

40. Verb. (transitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over. ¹

41. Verb. (transitive) To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce. ¹

42. Verb. (transitive) Hence, to promise; to pledge. ¹

43. Verb. (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just. ¹

47. Verb. (transitive nautical) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure. ¹

48. Verb. (transitive football) To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force. ¹

49. Verb. (intransitive legal) To make a judgment ''on'' or ''upon'' a person or case. ¹

50. Verb. (LGBT) To be regarded as a member of a specific sex. ¹

51. Noun. (computing) (slang) A password (especially one for a restricted-access website). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pass

1. to go by [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Pass

1.
1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass. ""Try not the pass!" the old man said." (Longfellow)
2. A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist.
4. A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc, between the rolls.
5. State of things; condition; predicament. "Have his daughters brought him to this pass." (Shak) "Matters have been brought to this pass." (South)
6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass. "A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy." (Kent)
7. A thrust; a sally of wit.
8. Estimation; character. "Common speech gives him a worthy pass." (Shak)
9. [Cf. Passus] A part; a division. Pass boat, a wooden or metallic box, used to carry cartridges from the service magazine to the piece. Pass check, a ticket of admission to a place of entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in expectation of returning.
Origin: Cf. F. Pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. Passer to pass. See Pass.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)